patufet

See also: Patufet

Catalan

Etymology

Of expressive origin. Influenced by such words as petit (“small”), petarrell (“pout; tot”), pet (“fart”), and llufa (“silent fart”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [pə.tuˈfɛt]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [pə.tuˈfət]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [pa.tuˈfet]

Noun

patufet m (plural patufets, feminine patufeta)

1. small child, urchin, rugrat

Derived terms

• Patufet

Further reading

• “patufet” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “patufet”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “patufet” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.